Vivek Sharma
Advanced in Spinal Stenosis

Dr. Vivek Sharma

Orthopedics
UPMC
UPMC Department Of Orthopaedic Surgery
3471 5th Avenue, Suite 1010, 
Pittsburgh, PA 
Accepting New Patients
Offers Telehealth

Advanced in Spinal Stenosis
UPMC
UPMC Department Of Orthopaedic Surgery
3471 5th Avenue, Suite 1010, 
Pittsburgh, PA 
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Overview

Vivek Sharma, MD, is an orthopaedic surgeon specializing in minimally invasive spine surgery. He received his medical degree from the G.S. Medical College and King Edward VII Memorial Hospital Program at the University of Mumbai in India, where he also completed his orthopaedic residency. He completed an orthopaedic sports medicine and arthroscopy fellowship at Harvard Medical School, a pediatric orthopaedic surgery fellowship at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, an adult reconstruction and arthroplasty fellowship at the University of Minnesota and VA Medical Center, and a spine surgery fellowship at the combined orthopaedic and neurosurgery program at the University of Cincinnati and the Mayfield Clinic.

Dr. Sharma is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spinal Stenosis. His top areas of expertise are Spinal Stenosis, Spondylolisthesis, Scoliosis, Microdiscectomy, and Herniated Disc Surgery.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 2 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Specialties
Orthopedics
Licenses
Orthopaedic Surgery in KS
Fellowships
Children's Hospital of Boston
Hospital Affiliations
Upmc Presbyterian Shadyside
Languages Spoken
English
Hindi
Gender
Male

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Aetna
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Blue Cross Blue Shield
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CareFirst
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CareSource
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Cigna
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  • HMO
  • PPO
Dominion National
  • MEDICARE PDP
Gateway Health Plan
  • INSURANCE PLAN
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Geisinger
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
Highmark
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  • HMO
  • PPO
Humana
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Independent Health
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Managed Medicaid
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Medicaid
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Medicare
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PA Health and Wellness
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The Health Plan
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  • OTHER MEDICARE PART D
UnitedHealthcare
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  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
UPMC
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Wellcare
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  • MEDICARE PDP
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Locations

UPMC Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
3471 5th Avenue, Suite 1010, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Call: 412-687-3900
Other Locations
UPMC Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
1300 Oxford Drive, Suite 1200, Bethel Park, PA 15102
Call: 412-687-3900
UPMC Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
5200 Centre Avenue, Suite 415, Pittsburgh, PA 15232
Call: 412-802-4100

Clinical Research

Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.


2 Total Publications

L4 Radiculopathy Presenting as Postoperative Femoral Nerve Neuropraxia Following Total Hip Arthroplasty (THA) in the Setting of Hip-Spine Syndrome.
L4 Radiculopathy Presenting as Postoperative Femoral Nerve Neuropraxia Following Total Hip Arthroplasty (THA) in the Setting of Hip-Spine Syndrome.
Journal: Cureus
Published: June 16, 2025
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